A Fork in the Road in Kirkwood
On November 5, Kirkwood residents will vote on Proposition T, which, if passed, will create a citywide transportation development district...
Kirkwood Rejects Development Proposals
The city of Kirkwood made a smart decision by issuing a request for proposals (RFP) last December to develop two...
St. Louis Should Privatize Its Water System
A version of this commentary appeared in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. You have probably heard about all of the large...
Kirkwood Should Consider the Pros and Cons of All Transportation Funding Options
Kirkwood officials have placed a citywide transportation development district (TDD) on the ballot to raise money for road, sidewalk, gutter,...
Kirkwood Should Consider a Local Fuel Tax to Fund Its Transportation Needs, Not a TDD
The City of Kirkwood says it needs money to fund road maintenance and safety projects, and it wants to fill...
School Choice Cost Savings Isn’t Magic, It’s Math!
One of the great things about math is it often doesn’t need much defense. The numbers can speak for themselves....
Increased Fire Tax in Kirkwood? Why Now Indeed!
A leaflet arguing for a tax increase surprised some Kirkwood residents this month when they found it tucked into their...
Privatizing the Saint Louis City Water Division
Yesterday, we released the lastest Show-Me Institute case study, about the potential for privatization of the St. Louis city water...
Live by Political Appointment, Die by Political Appointment
Kansas City’s city manager, Wayne Cauthen, is out of a job after a majority of the KC City Council surprisingly...
Liberty Should Consider Privatization, Not Tax Increases for Utilities
Liberty, Mo. (Clay County), is considering raising utility fees, aka taxes, on its citizens as part of its 2008 budget....
Kirkwood, Tax Rates, and a Well-Timed Op-Ed
There is a debate in Kirkwood about the proposed library district tax rate increase on the ballot next month. This...
Should Kirkwood Sell Its Municipal Utilities?
Kirkwood is the only municipality in Saint Louis County that continues to provide utility services to its residents. Would citizens...
You Want Library Posts, You Get Library Posts!
In my neverending quest to be an expert on the most obscure local government topics possible, I now present to...
The Inherent Fallacy of Central Planning, Local-Style
The Post-Dispatch has published two major stories in the past few days regarding planned developments by local communities and developers....
